Working Hours & Conditions : AU Working Hours and Holidays
OVERVIEW:
We are seeking a remote Finance assistant to support an Australian business. The core requirement for this role is strong Excel ability — you will be working daily with spreadsheets to reconcile accounts, track payments, and maintain accurate records.
Responsibilities
RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Prepare cost code reports in Excel
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Prepare and send Payment Schedules to suppliers
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Track supplier spend against Purchase Orders, and alert the team when a supplier is going over their approved PO amount
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Maintain accurate reconciliation and account records in Excel daily
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Raise questions or flag discrepancies as they arise, rather than guessing or waiting
Requirements
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Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills, including:
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Data entry and formatting
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Cell formatting (fonts, borders, colours, number formats)
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Sorting and filtering data
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Basic formulas (SUM, AVERAGE, COUNT, MIN, MAX)
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Building and maintaining reconciliation reports
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Excellent written and verbal English
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Comfortable working independently and flagging issues or blockers proactively, rather than sitting on them
Note on experience: We are open to recent graduates (accounting, finance, commerce or similar) with strong Excel ability and no bookkeeping experience yet, as well as candidates with existing bookkeeping/accounts experience. Excel skill is the deciding factor, not years on the job.
Nice to have
Highly Regarded (not required)
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Experience bookkeeping for an Australian construction, building, civil, fit-out or trade business
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Experience using MYOB
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Experience using Procore or similar construction management software